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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 966: Hester Creek and Southbrook’s Old Wines
With the disastrous Okanagan winter weather, Hester Creek was forced to look south to Washington State for grapes for their 2024 vintage. Their labels call the series of wines their “Columbia Valley Collection.” On their website, they say the fruit … Continue reading
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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 950: Hester Creek, League of Farmers and Stonewall Estates
Tuesday, November 12th: I tasted a bottle of League of Farmers Cabernet Franc 2020, a wine made by four growers – Marty Werner (who made the wine), Trevor Falk, Shawn Spiewak and Mark Lepp. (For the full story of these … Continue reading
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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 932: 14th Annual International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration & Two Okanagan Wineries
Thursday, July 18th: I attended The School of Cool, 14C’s signature event, held at White Oaks Conference Resort in Niagara-on-the-Lake. It’s one of my favorite events in the wine calendar. This year we were told by Suzanne Janke, I4C Board … Continue reading
A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 904: Marlize Beyer’s New Wine & Hester Creek
Saturday, November 25th: South African–born Marlize Beyers debuted the first wine under her own label, The Long Way Home 2022, at the Niagara Custom Crush Studio (formerly Stoney Ridge Winery’s facility).
A Wine Lover’s Diary, Part 891: Muskoka Wines & Township 7
Deborah and I spent three days on Lake Muskoka in a friend’s cottage during which time we managed to demolish the following wines.
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